2nd Jul, 2021 13:00

The Asian Works of Art Auction

 
  Lot 619
 

A LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE IVORY CARVING

LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE IVORY CARVING,
modelled as a man and boy, each holding a basket and tool, 28cm high, also with an ivory bird (which may not be part of the original group)

 

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Sold for £420
Estimated at £400 - £600


Condition Report
The bird figure on the mans basket has a small loss to tip of beak. The bow to the rear of the child also a small loss. There and other areas showing marginal separations in the ivory sections have all been added. Overall in really very nice condition.

 
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